Mining Incidents

No 1: 16 reportable incidents Coal

Rough Branch Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Williamson Terry
Langley, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512961

No 1 has had no fatalities among 16 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
Ownership history
  1. Buck Coal Inc 1981 to 1981
  2. F Taylor Mining Corp 1981 to 1987
  3. Wilderness Coal Inc 1987 to 1987
  4. Rough Branch Mining Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1988 18 18,000
1987 18 39,609
1986 19 114,427
1985 20 124,707
1984 19 89,507
1983 19 103,859
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1988 · 1 incident

February 11, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rough Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WAS PICKING ROCK AND STRAINED HIS LEFT TESTICLE.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 18, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Rough Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME SAYS A Y9AR AGO HE STRAIINED HIS LEFT TESTICLE IT IS GETTING WORSE

April 16, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Wilderness Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

CAP COAL WAS ST3CKING TO THE ROOF AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE LEFT ARM.

1986 · 2 incidents

June 23, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
F Taylor Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

KETTLE BOTTOM D9AW ROCK FELL HWILE DRILLING BOLT HOLE TO INSTALL BOLT AND ROCK HIT HIS THUMB LEFT AND BROKE IT

March 28, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
F Taylor Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

SCOOP HIT ROOF 6OLTER POT AND BROKE LIGHT HOUSING OFF AND THE LIGHT HOUSING BRLKE HIS ANKLE

1985 · 1 incident

1984 · 3 incidents

February 14, 1984 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
F Taylor Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ROCK AND ROCK BROKE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

1983 · 7 incidents

August 30, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
F Taylor Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLT STEEL GOT AWAY FROM EMPL AND HIT LEFT WRIST,LEFT WRIST BROKEN.

August 29, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
F Taylor Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL BEFORE MEN ENTERED MINE TO BEGIN SHIFT.FALL DISCOVERED BY FOREMAN WHEN MAKING PRE-SHIGFT CHECK.

March 2, 1983 KY · Coal driller operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
F Taylor Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PULLING ROCK WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN A ROCK WHICH HAD LODGED FELL HIT THE BAR & THE BAR HIT LEFT HAND, PUNCTURED HIS HAND & FRACTURED & CHIPPED BONE BONE IN HIS HAND.